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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system, the body's natural defense system. Without a strong immune system, the body has trouble fighting off disease. Both the virus and the infection it causes are called HIV. White blood cells are an important part of the immune system.HIV infects and destroys certain white blood cells called CD4+ cells.ithout a strong immune system, the body has trouble fighting off disease. Both the virus and the infection it causes are called HIV. White blood cells are an important part of the immune system. HIV infects and destroys certain white blood cells called CD4+ cells.
1 Viruses, on the other hand, do not have any cells. 2  Viruses are made up of a protein structure called a capsid. 3  Though this capsid contains the virus's genetic material, it lacks the features of a true cell, such as cell walls, transport proteins, cytoplasm, organelles, and so on. Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can live either inside or outside other cells. 2  They can survive without a cellular host. 3  Viruses, on the other hand, are only intracellular organisms, meaning that they infiltrate the host cell and live inside the cell.